Glencore eyes adding lithium to its trading business
Mining and commodities giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is said to be evaluating the addition of lithium to the suite of metals it trades, as the battery metal has become the…
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Tertiary, First Quantum Minerals team up to boost Zambian exploration
Shares in Tertiary Minerals (LSE: TYM) jumped on Thursday after the junior said it had inked a technical cooperation agreement with First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM), which would “turbo-charge” its…
Copper Fox delays 2,500-metre drill program at Eaglehead project in B.C.
Copper Fox Metals (TSXV: CUU; OTC: CPFXF) has suspended plans to complete the proposed 2,500-metre drilling program on its 100% owned Eaglehead polymetallic porphyry copper project in northwestern British Columbia….
Beaver Creek: Miners should hedge future carbon offset costs
As the energy revolution gathers momentum, so too intensifies the pressure from the investment community on miners to create net-zero emissions operations that produce sustainable upstream products feeding the new…
Minto submits new proposal to address $20M gap in reclamation funds
Minto Metals (TSXV: MNTO) has submitted a proposal to the Yukon government with respect to furnishing the $21 million increase in security costs required for the Minto mine site through…
U.S. markets rise during Sept. 6-9 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 833.27 points during the Sept. 6-9 trading session, rising 2.66%, to 32,151.71, while the S&P 500 climbed143.1 points or 3.65% to 4,067.36. This week’s…
TSX Venture gains over holiday-shortened Sept. 6-9 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose over the Labour Day-shortened Sept. 6-9 trading session by 2.1% or 13.55 points to end the week at 645.57. C3 Metals boasted the highest…
Ivanhoe, Gecamines kick off construction at Kipushi zinc mine in DRC
Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) and Congo’s state mining company Gécamines have begun construction activities at the historic Kipushi underground zinc-copper mine, which they plan returning to production…
Quebec Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
With a long and storied history of exploration and mine development, favourable mining policies, excellent infrastructure and a skilled workforce, Quebec is one of the world’s top mining jurisdictions for…
Osisko Gold acquires NSR royalty on Marimaca copper project in Chile
Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR:US) has acquired a 1% net smelter return (NSR) royalty covering the currently known mineralization and prospective exploration areas that constitute the Marimaca copper…
Fatal accident at Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula mine in Congo
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) announced on Friday the death of an employee at its Kamoa-Kakula mining complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to a ground fall….
Talon Metals’ Tamarack nickel project continues to grow
Talon Metals (TSX: TLO; US-OTC: TLOFF) and Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LON: RIO; ASX: RIO) Tamarack nickel project in central Minnesota, continues to grow, with the miners finding thicker, higher-grade…